Terrific Trains

The Friday File: Since invented in Britain in 1804 and averaging less than 10 mph, trains have only gotten substantially faster. Japan’s “Bullet Train” in 1964 was the world’s first high-speed rail system and achieved a top speed of 125 mph; it now travels at 186 mph. Today, the world’s fastest train is Japan’s L0 Series Maglev at 374 mph. At 373 mph, is China’s CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2021 Maglev.